You're winning me over with easy to reseal. I already know of the accuracy & build quality. I'd like an accurate Huben but there is NO way I'd ever buy one when it can't be serviced by me. Which reminds me, anyone know where I can find Rainstorm 1 reseal kits and the Altaros reg for it rebuild kit? I really don't have the cash to send to an expert right now.
I asked about mechanical or electrical. That post got a lot of feedback & I see many are torn, but feel as I do. The fact that the lock time is 4-5x's faster than any other rifle, that almost has me right there; but, still. I'll NEVER go electronic, batteries, computer boards, $400 programmer. NO way. I could buy a Prime CT9 and a dam fine air gun for that cost.
I actually got on here to look up rules of EBR. I don't think they have many rules. I mean, are those guys using bipods, sand bags, or mechanical rests? I know Thomas's first design had an electric trigger and Mike had to make a variant so it could compete in comps with rules. To me, it's cheating, plain & simple. Just look at the fact that practice makes perfect, beware of the man with ONE (Do you here me you guys? ONE!) gun, as he knows it well. Claudio practiced in the winds and bested all. Congrats to a dedicated man. Hey, I can't go sample different bra & panty models so yes, my addiction has switched to bows & air guns. But, I KNOW I'd improve if I sold all, invested in one quality gun with high quality reg & good scope. Hey Ed, you reading this? Offer after market micro click sights for guys that want them. I promise you here and now if your Gen 5 could be fitted with good open micro clicks I'd get one. I like your single shot guns. That's what I love most about my break barrels. I can tell you when I seat a pellet if it's going to be dead on, high & right or low & left. There's sometimes I wish break barrels had a simple ejector to push it back out instead of fussing around with a rod and chancing messing my crown as MANY of these pellets would be rejected if I were shooting for serious groups. That is one advantage break barrels have over all other PCP's. I can't load a pellet dome concentric to bore with a probe nor can I feel so well the tightness or lack thereof. I know, this is what a choke is for. I never wanted to be this guy but now I own Starrett micrometers, depth gauge, and I'm not only wanting an Edgun & many others. I'm wanting a Chronograph again. I want a pellet gauge in .177 & .22 for now or a better system. I want an actual sizer die made and a mold for 2 of my guns. My Rainstorm and my R1 .22's. I need to take that barrel off the RS and slug it with every pellet I own (brand) and see what fits nice & tight like the FTT 5.54's do in the R1. OK, I gotta go but there's one last question, How easy is it to take the barrel off the receiver of an Edgun to do exactly that, slug it from breech and inspect leade? In comparison I'd say I hate working on Crosman Discoveries. Are they hard? NO. Their build quality only allows you so many tinkering take downs before you are tapping it for the next size up. Edguns have this problem? Anyone patient enough to have read all of this who's owned, tinkered with MANY rifles to have a say in what's the easiest gun to strip, mod, reseal, chamfered well from factory so when you push valve body & gauge back in, the tube doesn't slice your brand new O-rings like a razor? I thank you kindly for any advice in a reply. Keep up the good work Mr. Ed. I will be buying one of your creations one day quite soon if they are easy to reseal, disassemble for cleaning, slugging pellets from breech. Your method of doing it all right & of high quality the first time is 100% correct & is what has gotten you famous, this far, & a dedicated following that's growing. I seriously would like to see open micro click sights offered on all air guns but, that may not be important enough. I feel too many care about how their gun looks instead of function & quality. I hate tacticool. I want utilitarian heirloom quality tough, tried & true. The suggestion to lower the price by 50% must be a joke as I'm pretty sure they know you can't even make your guns that well at 1/2 price let alone a profit. What John said above, that he feels he got a deal, even though expensive, speaks volumes. I spent almost 4K on a custom rifle, scope, case, mods, and lost 1/2 in resale WITH a new tank and 20 tins of pellets. Totally uncool. I NEVER should have sold that gun and it's my fault but I jumped on a bandwagon and listened to the wrong advice. That gun did NOT need ANY of what I had done after factor. I should have spent $2500 for it, scope and been done. Now, I know. I learned the hard way. The thing is, those guns had held value but in the last few years, OH, FX has become the wanted rifle when actually, I'm sorry if you disagree but don't be mad as it's just my opinion. They feel like a toy they are so light and plastic like parts.
Ed, I want a long barrel efficient high power accurate regulated rifle. No bull pup. I'd like open sights as the only after market or factory ordered option I can think of. I don't think you can lower your price but of course it would be nice if quality airguns were all around what a entry level quality A7 Sako is. Not 2-3x's as much. If cutting cost means single shot, I don't mind. I PREFER it. Paying anything more than what a Marauder magazine costs is idiotic. I'd like to feel the pellet seating I I believe either the Leshay or maybe I'm confused, The gun that's stock is it's tank, swings open, you load a pellet. That's an interesting principal I like. I'm not even sure if you make that one. I say keep up the GREAT work Ed. I will be buying one of your creations most likely brand new and hopefully you take custom orders. If you do, it'll be my last PCP I ever buy as I'd ask for some unique features. The only thing I can say is possibly offer options of variable calibers as not everyone can afford a quality rifle in 3-4 calibers but could afford 3-4 barrels if they thread on straight & tight, lock down good with no wearing out. The only other good advice I have is work on a faster timed valve and faster lock/dwell time. That right now is Daystate's biggest selling point. Guys think those micro seconds are going to make them a better shooter. Technically 5x's faster dwell is a lot downrange if you move even thousandths so variables are unavoidable. If you could make it faster, increase accuracy, of course, your product will (already does) sell itself. I just want to see a mechanical keep up with or even beat any electronic solenoid valve."
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Hmmmm?
I think I'll have to read this again, to decide if I'm in concurrence.
Thanks Ed!
